French Petition Challenges Bayeux Tapestry Loan to Britain

A French petition has gathered more than 40,000 signatures in an effort to block the Bayeux Tapestry from being loaned to Britain.

Supporters of the campaign argue that the fragile 11th-century masterpiece is too delicate to be moved and should remain in Normandy for conservation reasons.

British officials have expressed strong interest in hosting the tapestry, which chronicles the Norman conquest of England, but campaigners insist that transporting it risks irreversible damage to a treasured piece of European heritage.